Ceramics

Polarized light microscopy image of a nickel hydroxide film on silicon substrate by spin coating. These striking color patterns are related to changes in the film thickness.

Polarized light microscopy image of a nickel hydroxide film on silicon substrate with cracks formed after thermal treatment.

The repetitive geometry and visual ambiguity evoke the Penrose Stairs and the lithograph Ascending and Descending by M. C. Escher.

SEM micrograph (QUANTA FEI 200FEG-ESEM) of a mixture of feldspars + quartz, i.e. a silicate-rich rock (granite/granodiorite type).

Chemical reactor at MATGAS, dedicated to create new materials.